My Nonfiction

Please find information about my nonfiction books under the "Books" tab. Below is a list of some of my short nonfiction other than book reviews which are listed on my Bibliography page. The most recent publications are at the top. Contact me for reprints or if you can't find a copy and need one for research purposes. Information about my short fiction is under the "Writing/Fiction" tab.

2003 topics: How long should a middle-grade and YA book be? What made the shuttle blow up? Why put aluminum foil on the end of antennas? Being a writer & consultant; The Myth of the Rich Author; Last minute editing. Read 2003 back issues.

The Write Space Newsletter

Originally posted on Authorsden.com

Issues from 2002.

2002 topics: What is the space station crew size? What is work-for-hire? Have your books been based on your experiences? Bald Cats and Writing (workshop experience); How Long it Takes to Write a Book; The "but-ended" Compliment (critique groups). Read 2002 back issues.

The Write Space Newsletter

Originally posted on Authorsden.com

2001 back issues.

2001 topics: Tips on what to write about; What to put in a cover letter; Information about space camps for hearing-impaired children; Why don't they use magnets to dock the shuttle to the space station? When were you first interested in space? Will NASA build space stations on planets? Writing an obituary; Outlining; The Making of a Moon Rock (creating a recipe); Noting STS-1 (recording history); Technical reviewing; Signing up for a series. Read 2001 back issues.

Article/Fiction Versus the Real World

Analog Science Fiction Magazine
Electronic Reprint Rights Available

July/Aug. 2000

About my experience on NASA's Vomit Comet. Audio tape (#004) discussing flight at May '99 ISDC available via Sound on Tape. More about Student Flight Opportunities is available at: Texas Space Grant Consortium.

Activity Reprint/What Being Grounded Really Means

Best of the Children's Market - a collection of over 80 articles and stories published by leading children's magazines.

Published by the Children's Institute for Literature - a group I took a class from when I was just getting started. Pub date: 2000.

The activity - to build an electroscope - is reprinted from Odyssey, March 1998, with the addition of my author comments. The book can be ordered by calling 1-800-243-9645.

4th grade reader/Space Fish

Montgomery Co. Schools (MD)

Fall 1999

This article about fish in space was reprinted from Appleseeds magazine.